Ephraim Hertzano
Ephraim Hertzano (1912–1987) was a Romanian-born Israeli board game designer.[1] He is the inventor of the board game, Rummikub.[1]
Biography
Ephraim Hertzano was born in Romania, to a Jewish family. He originally sold toothbrushes and cosmetics. He invented the tile game Rummikub in the 1940s when card-playing was outlawed under the Communist regime. In the 1950s, after immigrating to British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) after World War II,[2] he continued to develop the game in the backyard of his house in Bat Yam.[3]
In 1977, Rummikub was the best-selling game in the United States.[2]
In 1978, Hertzano founded the company Lemada Light Industries Ltd.
Hertzano died in 1987.[4]
Awards and recognition
- Spiel des Jahres, 1980, for Rummikub
- Spel van het Jaar, 1983, for Rummikub
See also
References
- ^ a b Klingbail, Sivan (4 March 2004). "Hertzano family plays with Hasbro again". Haaretz.
- ^ a b "Rummikub is the chairman of the board". Archived from the original on 6 November 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2007.
- ^ Nostalgic & Vintage Memorabilia
- ^ "Behind the Headlines: from Romania to Israel to the Rhine: Rummikub Makes Waves Among Devoted," Jewish Telegraph Agency, 11 October 1994.